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Under the Bombs

Synopsis

Under the bombs, a woman searches for her son. A man accompanies her. They have nothing in common. Toni is Christian and dreams of leaving the country. Zeina is Shiite, and has emigrated to Dubai. Back in Lebanon to try and save her son, she realizes she doesn't want to leave anymore. Toni and Zeina fall in love each other, as a kind of response to the death striking all around them.
 

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Running time
98 mins
Director
Philippe Aractingi
Producer
Philippe Aractingi, Hervé Chabalier, François Cohen-Séat, Paul Raphaël
Screenwriter
Michel Léviant, Philippe Aractingi
Composer
Lazare Boghossian, René Aubry
Principal cast
Bshara Atallah, Rawia Elchab, Nada Abou Farhat, Georges Khabbaz

Genre

Action Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Art'Mell - Fantascope Productions

Capa Cinema - Starfield Productions

www.underthebombs.com

Sales Company

Memento Films

6 Cité Paradis
Paris 75010
France

T + 33 1 53 34 90 20

sales@memento-films.com

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